What is Bernita Berntsen's specialty?

Bernita Berntsen (NPI 1811965213) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Topeka, KS.

Where does Bernita Berntsen practice?

Bernita Berntsen practices in Topeka, KS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1811965213.

How much does Medicare pay Bernita Berntsen?

Bernita Berntsen (NPI 1811965213) received approximately $152K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 572 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1811965213

Bernita BerntsenM.D.

PRACTICETALLGRASS PRAIRIE SURGICAL SPECIALISTS PASee all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryTopeka, KSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

636

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

712

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$54K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 178 General Surgery providers in KS — top quintile (cohort median 445).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

202

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$46K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl53 claims

Omeprazole35 claims

Tirzepatide26 claims

Topiramate24 claims

Ondansetron22 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$77

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$77

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$77

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Bernita Berntsen's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 42 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST FRANCIS HEALTH CENTER, INC	290	1,429
Sumer Dhir Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Topeka, KS	69	200
STORMONT-VAIL HEALTHCARE INC	65	185
COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC	59	347
Richard Schworm Diagnostic Radiology · Topeka, KS	57	182
Kyle Miller Diagnostic Radiology · Topeka, KS	56	116
OWEN, JAMES	53	151
Balaji Datti Gastroenterology · Topeka, KS	33	105
Medevac Midamerica Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Topeka, KS	33	76
Amber Hart Nurse Practitioner · Topeka, KS	31	163
DONEPUDI, RAO	30	69
NPI 1215152996	29	66

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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